BOOK PREVIEW: MUD, BLOOD & STUDS BY JAMES BROWN

[Note: Here, below, my good friend James Brown provides a synopsis of his newly published book, Mud, Blood and Studs, One Family's Legacy in Soccer and Rugby Across Three Continents. Primarily a story about his grandfather and fathers footballing legacy its much more than that. Its an ode to an extraordinary family of sporting talent.

I've been collaborating with James for a few years now and he gives me some credit in helping him with his research for his book, specifically around the 1930 US team but its perhaps more credit than I deserve but thats James for you, very kind and humble and one of the most generous people I have ever met. - Dean Lockyer, World Cup 1930 Project]

 

 

I embarked on this adventure some 6 long years ago. At year 5, I met my good friend Dean, and he was already deep entrenched by the mystique of the 1930 World Cup since years. I was eager to find out about the careers that I grew up hearing stories about. I needed to see photos, articles, programmes. Whatever I could. I had just jumped in with both feet, searching worldwide everywhere I could to find out information on every member of my sporting family over 3 different generations of football and rugby players: libraries in Bayonne and Plainfield, New Jersey; online archives & British Newspaper sources; English & Scottish Premiership & other league clubs like Plainfield Soccer Club, Bayonne Rovers, Newark Skeeters, NY Giants, Brooklyn Wanderers, Newark Americans, Newark City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Brentford, Guildford City, Clyde, Ipswich Town, Glenburn Rovers, Shawfield, Clyde, Hibernian, Dundee, Dreghorn Juniors, Kilmarnock, Troon Athletic, Partick Thistle, Chester, Swindon Town, Lovell's Athletic, Distillery (N. Ireland) and national junior and senior team sides in the United States, England and Scotland. Then over to the rugby side of the Brown and Lambie families with Jonsson College Rovers, West of Scotland, Natal, Sharks, Guy's, Kings and St. Thomas' Rugby Football Club, Sharks, Racing 92, Gala, Western Province, Marr College FP, Glasgow District, England, Scotland, South Africa Springboks, British and Irish Lions…That’s an extensive and proud list. 

6 years-worth - a mountain of research articles, documents, photos, books, etc. 

Family letters, photos and albums, interviews, memories and recollections were essential to collect, arrange and weave into this story that I spent 6 fantastic years working on. Along the way, I’ve made wonderful friendships throughout the world on all continents with soccer geeks, kindred spirit,  passionate men and women for all walks of life – but all linked to association foot-ball, soccer, football, etc – to The Beautiful Game. While I went on a search for any online references or through collections, online sales – I stumbled upon a podcast where a roundtable was taking place, talking about early US soccer and that’s when I first heard Tom McCabe and David Kilpatrick, both professors at the time in the NY/NJ area. David was talking about players’ rights and that he had a paper somewhere in his neatly organized mess of an office! And that is was about the NY Giants in 1930 having gone on strike because of pay concerns and that a young lad by the name of James Brown was the only player on the team who didn’t agree with the settled amount.  

To learn more about America’s rich soccer history, go to The Society for American Soccer History

I quickly made contact with both of them and from there, learned more about The Society for American Soccer History (S.A.S.H) and their efforts to revitalize, correct, do more research and help to educate those who wanted to know about US soccer’s rich history dating back to the 1880s. The other major reason for diving into US soccer history was coming across SASH member, Zach Bigalke’s PhD thesis called, “Anything but Ringers”, a deep analysis about the soccer lanscape in the 1920s building up to the 1930 World Cup and the US Men’s National Team with my grandfather being one of those players. The thought was that since the US was not a big player on the recent international stage (2 dismal showing at the Olympic Games 1924 and 1928) and not getting out of the pool rounds. Their run in the 1930 World Cup that got them out of the pool stage at the top of the table with 2 cleansheet wins against Belgium and Paraguay to the semis and ending with a crushing, unjust loss to Argentina, was acccentuated with suspicions because of USMNT’s drastic change in performance and british accents. Hence, federations and reporters thought the US bought their way to 3rd place, when in fact, the US players with Scottish and English origins had actually lived in the US since their teens, with my grandfather being the last immigrant to join the team when he moved to the US in 1927. Their accents always remained. You can take a man out of Scotland but you can never take Scotland out of the man!   

I must confess that once soccer moved into color from a photography perspective, I kind of stopped being interested, so from 1960 onwards! My main focus is from 1920s to the end of the 1950s. It was a period where sandlots were the main recruiting terraces and strong waves of immigration helped bolster leagues, especially on the East Coast. Balls were made of heavy leather and laced up causing a bump and often inflicting damage when heading, even-more-so when it rained the ball became a medicine ball waiting to send you to the emergency room or asylum for an early retirement – just ask Wee Willie! Boots were tough, heavy and felt like today’s security steel-toed boots.  You had to be tough, determined and ready to win at all costs back then. With S.A.S.H, I find so much joy in helping individuals or historical soccer societies find out more about their past players or relatives who played in the 1920s, ‘30s, etc or journalists who need some help gathering more info for a story.  

I’ve worked with people from North and South America to EU (Western & Eastern Europe), UK, South Africa and North Africa I’ve found my stride in researching backgrounds of players and I get such a rush from unraveling that little bit of info, photo etc that completes the puzzle of one’s career back in the day. Roger Alaway, the foremost US soccer historian recently referred to me as the Sherlock Holmes of Soccer! That’s a compliment that I can run with and I feel so fortunate to have kindred spirit in the soccer history world. Dean does some of the most in-depth analysis of the 1930 World Cup overall, and I’m astounded by what he finds and posts every week on Twitter and on his blog. I owe so much of what I know today because of him and it’s great to collaborate with him.  Whenever I send him an email with an item or tidbit I’ve come across, I always start off saying “you probably already have this…” and 9 times out of 10 he already had it!  

James with son, Aidan, in Paris, 2019

So, what started off as a pure family tree set of papers that I wanted to assemble for my son, Aidan so that he knew where he came from, from a sporting perspective, turned into something bigger, better and gave me a new focus in life. He now has a definitive look at the paternal side of the Brown. Soccer has always been in my blood and I’m just so happy to be able to share my love for the the Beautiful Game with you all and collaborate, exchange ideas and help resolve those mysteries from early periods of soccer. The main challenge in the US is finding family’s of former players to see what was passed down; see the state of preservation and help the family understand what their options are for the collection and then organize with museums, private collectors, universities, etc. 

In any event, I look forward working on 2 more books about the USMNT for 2026 and am so happy to be able to give back to a sport that I cherish so! 

You can buy the book in hardcover or Ebook - Kindle - through the following distribution points

UK – delivery already started since Sept. 1

https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/mud-blood-and-studs

North & South America – Amazon.com (Delivery starts Dec. 1, 2022) 

Amazon.com

If you need any research help about soccer teams, clubs, players, federations – don’t hesitate to contact me on Twitter @ 1930WorldCup or by email at robyburns@hotmail.com. Of course, Dean is always keen as well digging for 1930 World Cup research, especially when relatives of players from that World Cup contact us. 

Five Facts You May Not Know About the 1930 World Cup - part 11

"BROKEN BONES AND HANDGRENADES"

1.In the fifth match played on Day 3 of the championship, favourites Argentina struggled to beat a stubborn French team 1-0. Luis Monti scored the first ever direct free-kick at a World Cup in the 81st minute. Monti exploited a gap in the wall that left French keeper Alexis Thépot unsighted. 

2. Two players had the misfortune of suffering serious leg breaks. Romania's Adalbert Steiner suffered a double fracture after a horrific stamp from Peru's Luis Souza Ferreira and Bolivia's Gumercindo Gomez broke his leg after an accidental challenge from Yugoslav captain Milutin Ivkovic. Both received compensation from the Uruguayan Football Association, Gomez received a substantially greater sum of 1000 gold pesos (US $16,556 in 2021) compared to the Romanian who only received 200 gold pesos (US $3,666 in 2021).

3. Bolivia's Eduardo Reyes Ortiz who made his World Cup debut against Brazil on 20th July, was grandson to the former Vice-President Serapio Reyes Ortiz. But he could also trace his genealogy back 13 generations to the last Incan emperor Atahualpa.

4. On the day of the Final between Uruguay and Argentina fans were searched for weapons at the port of Montevideo and upon entrance to the stadium. Among the thousands of items seized were revolvers, knives and clubs. In the European press it was claimed it that hand grenades (Ellenzak/Hungary) and bombs (Derby Daily Telegraph/England) were confiscated. 

5. Santos Iriarte, who blasted Uruguay's third goal in the final into the top corner from 30 yards, was lavished with the gift of a great racehorse by an enthusiastic rich fan.

Five Facts You May Not Know About The 1930 World Cup - Part 10

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1. Each player upon arrival in Montevideo received a pinned badge from the World Cup organizing committee inscribed with the words ‘JUGADOR DEL CAMPEONATO MUNDIAL’. Made by the Milan based Stefano Johnson company it gave each player free access to Montevideo’s public transport (trams, buses, taxis), theatres and cinemas.

2. The Brazilians squad would struggle with Uruguay’s harsh winter conditions when they arrived in Montevideo. Their own winter was mild by comparison that you could find bathers on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro. On their World Cup debut against Yugoslavia on the 14th July the temperature had dropped between 5 and 6 degrees. During the match goalkeeper Joel’s hands were so stiff that Brazilian masseuse Ovid Dionysos, (nicknamed Jack Johnson because he resembled the black American Heavyweight champion) wrapped them in a towel with a hot water bag (bottle).

3. Bolivian center-half Diogenes Lara, a pioneer of football in Cochabamba, was a founding member of New Players FC. A lawyer by profession he was the lesser known brother of famous poet, novelist and journalist Jesus Lara Lara, whose literary works cast a light on the social issues of Bolivia’s indigenous population. 

4. Overzealous policing was heavily criticized by the nation's press for their handling of crowd control prior to Uruguay’s opening match with Peru on 18th July. Black market tickets and a failure to direct spectators to the assigned sectors caused overcrowding in parts of the Centenario. Police resorted to jabbing gestures with sabers to discourage encroachment on to the pitch by fans that included women and children.

5. The day after Uruguay defeated Argentina in the World Cup Final, the port of Montevideo was crowded with disgruntled Argentines. The Yugoslav delegation had booked their place on one of the ships heading to Buenos Aires with their luggage already loaded. When it came time to board there was chaos when a mass of several hundred angry Argentines rushed the staircase, some without tickets, led by a burly Argentine waiving two revolvers. It's not clear if he was the culprit of the gunshot that caused the captain of the ship to raise the ladder that left the Yugoslavs stranded without their possessions.

Five Facts You May Not Know About The 1930 World Cup - Part 9

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1. The Romanian team formed a choir among the players while on their travels to Montevideo. During the train journey through Italy they impressed the Italian passengers with a rendition of 'Giovinezza' the official anthem of Mussolini's National Fascist Party.

2. During Brazil's first training session at the Pocitos stadium one of their footballs was kicked over the wire fence and had fallen into the wasteland, where some local boys grabbed it and disappeared, before any them could reach it. Given that the ball was of little value, and the difficulty of identification in a working class neighborhood, delegation chief Afranio Costa resigned himself to the loss. As there were, however, a lot of people around the camp, he was very upset that no one helped. Days later, to the Brazilians great surprise, the ball appeared at their Hotel, sent by the chief of police, who in an attentive letter told us that he had learned of the fact by people who attended the incident, had ordered a rigorous search in the immediate vicinity, where they seized the ball for its return.

3. On the outskirts of the city of Montevideo after 6 pm stood many store fronts where could be found queues of men awaiting their turn outside the brothels in what was considered controlled prostitution. To the surprise of the leaders of the Yugoslav delegation they witnessed some of their players in the queue. Not wanting to cause a scene they waited until the next day to warn the team about the dangers of such proclivities.

4. During the Brazil vs. Bolivia match, French referee Georges Balvay stopped the game in the 8th minute unable to distinguish between the white shirts that both teams wore. The Bolivians changed into the sky blue jerseys of the Uruguayan national team. However, the talents of the Olympic champions did not rub off on the men from the Andean nation as they lost 4-0.

5. In the 77th minute of the Paraguay vs Belgium game, Lino Nessi, forward for the South American team clashed with the goal post when he tried to go for a rebound ball after a save from Belgian keeper Badjou. Knocked unconscious there were grave concerns for his health as he was led to the infirmary.

Five Facts You May Not Know About The 1930 World Cup - Part 8

1. Liverpool-born George Moorhouse, US left-back, attempted to sign England & Everton star forward Dixie Dean for his club the New York Giants while on a trip back home in 1928.

2.  Bolivian player Lieutenant Luis Reyes Penaranda was denied entry to Uruguay at the port of Buenos Aires on July 10th, due to issues regarding his visa. His four days travel by train from Bolivia had all been in vain. Denied playing for his country he brought honour to his homeland by fighting bravely during the Chaco War with Paraguay.

3. Several members of the Paraguayan squad arrived in Uruguay on the 13th July, the opening day of the World Cup. They had been on tour in  Peru and Chile with their club Olimpia. Paraguay would play their first game on 17 July, a 3-0 loss to the USA.

4. Brazil arrived in Uruguay with a team almost entirely made of Rio based players. This was due to a dispute with the Sao Paulo Federation who refused to send their players. After Brazil lost to Yugoslavia, it was reported in a Rio newspaper that the citizens of Sao Paulo rejoiced in their nation's defeat. This had been witnessed by the coach of Argentine team Huracan which was touring the city.

5. During the semi-final Uruguay were awarded a controversial goal against Yugoslavia. The Brazilian referee Rego had failed to see that a Police officer had kicked the ball back in to play from which the host proceeded to score. Yugoslav player Milorad Arsenijević assailed the gendarme and shook him by the throat. Later he was surrounded by police who tried to obtain his arrest.

Five Facts You May Not Know About the 1930 World Cup - Part 7

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1. The French Football Federation defined the features of the insurance covering the delegates and the players travelling to the 1930 World Cup. It was decided that for the players and the officials who are married, the payment in the event of death will be increased to 100,000 francs. The daily allocation for all will be 30 francs, and the amount of the bonus will be 350 francs per person.

2. The Mexican press questioned the selection process of the 'National' team since all players were from the Capital but it was practical for these amateur players with their training camp at Parque Necaxa. All players arose at 6 am, trained till 8:30 followed by breakfast before leaving for their day jobs. Returned to camp at 5pm for lectures. Had dinner at 8pm before retiring to bed. 

3. US team manager W.R. Cummings, former Secretary to Robert Lincoln, son of Abe, described the field at Parque Central as '... being a bed of wet sticky clay with pools of water too numerous to count.' The US team strategy of using long wing passes was most effective in their opening day 3-0 victory over the short passing tactics of Belgium.

4. Brazilian forward Preguinho scored the first header in World Cup history in his nation's 2-1 defeat to Yugoslavia on 14th July 1930.

CORRECTION: After further discussion it was Bert Patenaude who scored the 1st headed goal in World Cup history (13 July) vs Belgium in the 89th minute in their 3-0 victory & not Preguinho (14 July, vs Yugoslavia.) Source: La Prensa (14/7/30)

5. Two Canillitas (newspaper vendors), both disabled, made a great sacrifice to watch Argentina play Uruguay in the World Cup Final. Alfonso Lloner and Antonio Pizzano left their home city of Rosario for Sante Fe where they crossed the river by raft to Parana. They made their way to Concordia and crossed Uruguay by train via Salto, Paysandu, Fray Bentos before finally arriving in Montevideo. 

Romania, France and Belgium: The Journey To The 1930 World Cup

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James Brown @1930WorldCup interviews various experts in the fields of history and journalism to tell the story of the journey of the European teams onboard the S.S.Conte Verde and it's transatlantic sea voyage to the first World Cup in Uruguay. The story of Romania, France and Belgium is explored as part of the 90th anniversary for the 1930 World Cup Conference @1930Cup

Interview with untold anecdotes about @1930WorldCup EU departures on the Conte Verde (@StanJoe13) for @hai_romania, @equipedefrance, and @BelRedDevils by leading historians @stefan_vanloock, Paul Dietschy, and sports journalist, Răzvan Luţac.https://t.co/pRwZnBVZkj

— 1930 US Soccer (@1930WorldCup) June 23, 2020

United States and Mexico: The Journey To The 1930 World Cup

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James Brown @1930WorldCup, vice-president of SASH @USSoccerHistory and grandson of Jim Brown, a member of the 1930 US team, describes the journey of the US and Mexico to the first World Cup in Uruguay for the 1930 World Cup Conference @1930Cup.
Website: worldfootballconference.com

No solo el equipo de @USMNT 🇺🇸viajaba en el buque Munargo a Montevideo, tambien lo hacía @miseleccionmx 🇲🇽. @FIFAWorldCup.🇺🇾1️⃣9️⃣3️⃣0️⃣⚽️@soccerhof @jpulgarvidal @WC1930blogger @FIFAMuseum @paulbrownUK @USSoccerHistory pic.twitter.com/Tq9IchlNVD

— 1930 World Cup Conference (@1930Cup) June 13, 2020

James Brown (vicepresidente de @USSoccerHistory) cuenta sobre la partida en buque del equipo nacional de EEUU hacia Montevideo en la @FIFAWorldCup de 1930. Su abuelo era una de las figuras de aquel equipo. 🇺🇾⚽️🇺🇸 @soccerhof @jpulgarvidal @WC1930blogger @FIFAMuseum @paulbrownUK pic.twitter.com/iWAZoxbaON

— 1930 World Cup Conference (@1930Cup) June 13, 2020

Podcast: Peru at the 1930 World Cup

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In April, a two part podcast with my friend James Brown @1930WorldCup, was recorded with the Peruvian Waltz @PeruWaltz podcast. We covered how the World Cup began, football in Peru during the 1920s and Peru's World Cup campaign including their journey to Uruguay and their matches against Romania and Peru.

We have a two-part SPECIAL #TPWPod: Peru at the 1930 World Cup!

Part 1:

👉 How World Cup was arranged 🏆
👉 🇵🇪⚽️ in 20s & 30s
👉 Journey from Lima to Montevideo 🚢

And more!

SOUNDCLOUD: https://t.co/2KYImJJFMh
APPLE: https://t.co/fBDvJOIj0X
SPOTIFY: https://t.co/DJrfKN2gRF pic.twitter.com/jQLqwcSt8x

— The Peruvian Waltz (@PeruWaltz) April 12, 2020

Part 2:

👉 🇵🇪 vs. 🇷🇴 recap
👉 🇵🇪 vs. 🇺🇾 recap
👉 The standout Peruvian players

And more!

SOUNDCLOUD: https://t.co/p6jTf5surw
APPLE: https://t.co/fBDvJOIj0X
SPOTIFY: https://t.co/DJrfKN2gRF pic.twitter.com/W7NX2q0XpC

— The Peruvian Waltz (@PeruWaltz) April 12, 2020

Five Facts You May Not Know About The 1930 World Cup - Part Six

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1. During Argentina's progress to the World Cup Final they used 21 players out of their 22 man squad. Only Edmundo Piaggio from Lanus was unused. Not once did they use the same team line-up in their five matches. Loss of form, psychological issues, injuries and death threats determined team selection.

2. There were five foreign-born coaches at the 1930 World Cup: Hungarian Gyorgy Orth directed Chile. The Spaniard with gypsy blood, Juan Luque de Serrallonga led the Mexicans. Argentinian mestizo José Duran Laguna was in charge of the Paraguayans. The Peruvians had the Spaniard Francisco Bru at the helm while the Scot Robert Millar was in charge of the United States. Three of the five had coached in the countries beforehand while Orth and Bru had been offered contracts to come to Chile and Peru.

3. Mexican defender Manuel Rosas became the first footballer in World Cup history to score an own goal when he headed past his own keeper in his teams 3-0 defeat to Chile (16 July).

4. Carlos Adolfo Schneeberger Lemp, known as 'El Gringo' and also 'Montón de letras' (Bundle of letters), was Chile's captain. Born to Swiss immigrants, his surname is habitual in origin. "Schnee" meaning snow and "berger" translating to berg or mountain.

5. Vasco da Gama player Paschoal announced in June 1930 that he was withdrawing from Brazil's World Cup Squad. Worried about losing pay from his employer he announced, "I can not leave my family to suffer the martyrdom of hunger."

1. Durante el progreso de Argentina a la final de la Copa del Mundo, usaron 21 jugadores de su escuadrón de 22 hombres. Solo Edmundo Piaggio de Lanus no fue utilizado. Ni una sola vez usaron la misma alineación de equipo en sus cinco partidos. La pérdida de forma, problemas psicológicos, lesiones y amenazas de muerte determinaron la selección del equipo.

2. Hubo cinco entrenadores nacidos en el extranjero en la Copa Mundial de 1930: el húngaro Gyorgy Orth dirigió a Chile. El español con sangre gitana, Juan Luque de Serrallonga lideró a los mexicanos. El mestizo argentino José Durán Laguna estuvo a cargo de los paraguayos. Los peruanos tenían al español Francisco Bru al timón mientras que el escocés Robert Millar estaba a cargo de los Estados Unidos. Tres de los cinco habían entrenado previamente en los países, mientras que a Orth y Bru se les habían ofrecido contratos para venir a Chile y Perú.

3. El defensor mexicano Manuel Rosas se convirtió en el primer futbolista en la historia de la Copa del Mundo en marcar un gol en propia meta cuando se adelantó a su propio arquero en la derrota por 3-0 de su equipo ante Chile (16 de julio).

4. Carlos Adolfo Schneeberger Lemp, conocido como 'El Gringo' y también 'Montón de letras', fue el capitán de Chile. Nacido de inmigrantes suizos, su apellido es de origen habitual. "Nieve" significa nieve y "berger" que se traduce en berg o montaña.

5. El jugador de Vasco da Gama, Paschoal, anunció en junio de 1930 que se retiraría del equipo de la Copa Mundial de Brasil. Preocupado por perder el sueldo de su empleador, anunció: "No puedo dejar que mi familia sufra el martirio del hambre".

Five Facts You May Not Know About The 1930 World Cup - Part Five

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1. Two of the Peruvian players, Julio Lores and Jorge Sarmiento Koochoi, were of Chinese ethnicity, known as the Tusanes. Their descendents were part of the 100,000 Chinese culies who arrived in Peru between 1849 and 1874 to work on the estancias. Some would integrate by marrying local women. 

2. There were five pairs of brothers from three foreign delegations that arrived in Uruguay in 1930. Mexico contained three sets of siblings: the Garza Gutierrez bothers, Rafael and Francisco; Felipe and Manual Rosas Sanchez; and Isidoro Sota Garcia, the goalkeeper who was the younger brother of Ernesto Sota Garcia, head of the delegation. Lucien and Jean Laurent came from France while Juan and Mario Evaristo both played for Argentina in the World Cup Final.

3. Frenchman Alexis Thepot is the first goalkeeper in World Cup history to save a penalty. He stopped Carlos Vidal's spot kick in the 35th minute of the first half. He was unable to prevent his team losing 1-0 to Chile (19 July).

4. Angel Bossio played in all three of Argentina's group games but missed the semi-final and final due to an injury to the hand. This probably resulted from him punching Arturo Torres after the Chilean gave the keeper a violent kick.

5. After Argentina's defeat to Uruguay in the World Cup Final, there were violent scenes back home in Buenos Aires. According to local media reports, some 150 angry Argentinian fans attacked the Uruguayan consulate on Tucuman al 400, smashing several windows. Police had to intervene resulting in injury to officer Virgilio Marquez. 

1. Dos de los jugadores peruanos, Julio Lores y Jorge Sarmiento Koochoi, eran de etnia china, conocidos como los Tusanes. Sus descendientes formaban parte de las 100.000 culturas chinas que llegaron a Perú entre 1849 y 1874 para trabajar en las estancias. Algunos se integrarían casándose con mujeres locales.

2. Hubo cinco pares de hermanos de tres delegaciones extranjeras que llegaron a Uruguay en 1930. México contenía tres grupos de hermanos: los hermanos Garza Gutiérrez, Rafael y Francisco; Felipe y Manual Rosas Sánchez; e Isidoro Sota García, el portero que era el hermano menor de Ernesto Sota García, jefe de la delegación. Lucien y Jean Laurent vinieron de Francia, mientras que Juan y Mario Evaristo jugaron para Argentina en la final de la Copa del Mundo.

3. El francés Alexis Thepot es el primer portero en la historia de la Copa del Mundo en salvar un penal. Detuvo el puntapié de Carlos Vidal en el minuto 35 de la primera mitad. No pudo evitar que su equipo perdiera 1-0 ante Chile (19 de julio).

4. Angel Bossio jugó en los tres juegos grupales de Argentina, pero se perdió la semifinal y la final debido a una lesión en la mano. Esto probablemente resultó de que golpeó a Arturo Torres después de que el chileno le dio al arquero una patada violenta.

5. Después de la derrota de Argentina ante Uruguay en la final de la Copa del Mundo, hubo escenas violentas en Buenos Aires. Según informes de los medios locales, unos 150 hinchas argentinos enojados atacaron el consulado uruguayo en Tucumán al 400, rompiendo varias ventanas. La policía tuvo que intervenir resultando en lesiones al gendarme Virgilio Márquez.

Five Facts You May Not Know About The 1930 World Cup - Part Four

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1. Preguinho, son of famous poet Coelho Netto, and scorer of Brazil's first ever World Cup goal against Yugoslavia (14 July), was a multi-talented sportsman (swimming, basketball, volleyball, waterpolo). Legend has it that  he once swam the length of the Guanabara bay and then took a taxi to play a domestic match.

2. Ivica Bek scored three goals for Yugoslavia at the 1930 World Cup. Born in Belgrade to a German father and Czech mother, he played professionally in France. During World War Two, he fought in the French Alps for the resistance.

3. Alex Wood and George Moorhouse were the full-backs in the US team that reached the semi-finals. Each earned a schoolboy international cap for Scotland and England respectively.

4. Peruvian centre-half Placido Galindo was the first ever player to be sent off in the history of the World Cup against Romania (14 July). Unhappy with the decision he refused to leave the field and it took five minutes before his coach Paco Bru convinced him to leave. This is in contrast to one domestic game for his club Universitario when he committed such a bad tackle that he, alone, decided was worthy of dismissal and left the field.

5. Mexican captain Rafael Garza Gutierrez was the oldest player at the World Cup when he took the field against Argentina on the 19th July. He was 33 years and 218 days old.

Five Facts You May Not Know About The 1930 World Cup - Part Three

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1. The Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) supplied all players with free tobacco, cigars and cigarettes plus free postage for any letters sent home.

2. Brazilian forward Araken Patusca arrived in Montevideo accompanied by his wife. He was dropped after his poor performance after Brazil lost 2-1 to Yugoslavia in their first match (14 July). 

3. Romanian player Nicolae Kovacs (Covaci) was the youngest goalscorer at the 1930 World Cup. He was 18 years and 197 days old when he scored against Peru in their 3-1 victory on 14 July. 

4. Roberto Gayon, scorer of Mexico's third goal versus Argentina (19 July), was born in Costa Rica in 1910. His father was a Mexican diplomat who took the family to the USA in 1911. In 1920, the father was found guilty of violating US neutrality laws for aiding revolutionary forces in Mexico.

5. By express resolution of the General Inspectorate for the Supression of Alcoholism, the sale of all alcoholic beverages was absolutely prohibited within the Centenario for the Final between Uruguay and Argentina. This all followed nationalistic proclamations in the press either side of the Rio de la Plata in the days prior to match.

Five Facts You May Not Know About The 1930 World Cup - Part Two

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1. Jacinto Villalba was only 16 years old when he arrived in Montevideo with the Paraguayan national team. The youngest player at the World Cup did not play in either of his country's two matches.

2. Prior to the Mexico vs France (13 July) game, Spanish-born Mexican coach, Juan Luque Serrallonga gave a passionate speech to his players with appeals to religious saints and evoking the victory of Mexican forces over the French Army at the Battle of Puebla on May 5th, 1865 (Cinco de Mayo).

3. Argentina vs France (15 July) is famous for the game ending six minutes early by the Brazilian referee, Gilberto Almeida Rego. However, this wasn't the only occasion this occured during the World Cup. On 19 July, Bolivian referee Ulises Saucedo ended the first half between Argentina vs Mexico three minutes too early. 

4. On 18 July, the Argentinian Military Aviation took part in Uruguay's Centenary celebrations. One particular pilot performed aerial stunts over the Estadio Centenario during the Opening ceremony that caused great concerns with worried spectators below.

5. Chilean club Colo Colo from Santiago was the most represented team at the 1930 World Cup with eight players taking part in matches. Alianza Lima also had eight players within the Peru squad but only six of the players were selected in matches.

Five Facts You May Not Know About The 1930 World Cup - Part One

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1. Some Romanian players almost missed departure due to a mix up with military leave. Those enlisted had been granted leave only for the month of July. The two week sea voyage had not been taken into account. It was only one day before departure on June 16 that they had been given the all clear.

2. Bolivian coach and referee, Ulises Saucedo was playing for English club Billiricay FC in Division 2 of the Chelmsford & District League until March 1930.

3. French right-half Agustin Chantrel was caught with another man's wife onboard the Conte Verde enroute to Montevideo. He declared he would marry the Argentinian lady once she got her divorce. However, upon arrival in South America, he was quick to escape her fiery temperament.

4. Argentinian center-half Luis Monti almost caused a riot with Uruguayan fans while chanting patriotic slogans watching his teammates defeat Mexico 6-3 (19 July 1930). Police had to intervene to prevent further disorder.

5. After Yugoslavia lost their semi-final to Uruguayby 6-1 following some controversial decisions, Belgrade newspaper Vreme publicly accused the Uruguayans of bribing Brazilian referee Gilberto Almeida Rego. They attributed this story to an English journalist working for the Sunday Express. A rival Belgrade newspaper, Politika, proved these allegations to be false.

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Check out this Outside Write podcast with my friend James Brown @1930WorldCup, as he discusses the US team at the 1930 World Cup and his own personal connection and journey in researching that historic team that finished third.

USA 🇺🇸 >> Here the story of the US men's soccer team at the first @FIFAWorldCup

✅ First World Cup hat-trick
✅ Epic run to the semis

Download/listen to our podcast with @1930WorldCup here 👉https://t.co/LyxmpSM6D2#USA #history #uruguay pic.twitter.com/vyg8MQDsf9

— Outside Write ⚽️ (@outsidewrite) July 22, 2019

Podcast: USA at World Cup 1930

Fall River's Greatest & The 1930 World Cup

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When the United States team took part in the 1930 World Cup their squad contained two young players from Massachusetts club, Fall River Marksmen, Billy Gonsalves, and Bert Patenaude. They were instrumental in leading their country to the semi-final of the first ever World Cup. 

Bert Patenaude made history when he scored the first ever hattrick in the World Cup against Paraguay on 17th July 1930. Billy Gonsalves is considered one of the greatest players in American soccer history. Recently, I wrote a collaborative piece about the pair and their emergence on the soccer scene with the Marksmen and the role they played on that US team that finished third in Uruguay. I did this with the help of James Brown @1930WorldCup, whose grandfather, Jim Brown, played on that same US team in Montevideo, and this article appears on the club website of the Fall River Marksmen. 

Below you will find links to some of the sources used to write this piece entitled, Fall River's Greatest & The 1930 World Cup.

ICYMI check out the piece I co-wrote with @1930WorldCup about @FRMarksmen legends Billy Gonsalves & Bert Patenaude @soccerhof & the 1st #WorldCup with the @USMNT @USSoccerHistory @TomMcCabe5 @DrDKilpatrick https://t.co/AmYdWSAAuo

— World Cup 1930 Project (@WC1930blogger) May 18, 2019

After a lot of debate with Colin Jose and research, thanks to @USSoccerHistory, @SoccerHistoryUS and @WC1930blogger, here is @1930WorldCup #usmnt player Billy Gonsalves' birth record that came to me from Fall River County Clerk's office. @FRMarksmen
Born in Portsmouth, RI pic.twitter.com/8WXBQ4JNck

— 1930 US Soccer (@1930WorldCup) April 6, 2019

@soccermavn Billy Gonsalves profile, New York Evening Post, Feb. 16, 1931 pic.twitter.com/vUvZf4U69t

— World Cup 1930 Project (@WC1930blogger) July 17, 2017

324 East Main St., Fall River, Ma. was the 1st home of one @USMNT legend Bert #Patenaude, b. Nov. 4 1909, whose hattrick vs Paraguay @1930WorldCup was the 1st in World Cup history. At the time Bert lived 1.6 miles from teammate Billy Gonsalves, on 156 Central St. @SoccerHistoryU pic.twitter.com/VmLLsLbk3S

— World Cup 1930 Project (@WC1930blogger) March 24, 2019

How an irresponsible decision by a teenage Bert Patenaude changed his life and led him to write his name in history. On July 17th 1930, Patenaude scored the 1st ever hatrick in @FIFAWorldCup history in @ussoccer_mnt 3-0 victory over @Albirroja @1930WorldCup. Read short bio below. pic.twitter.com/0gPr3YHFyU

— World Cup 1930 Project (@WC1930blogger) January 18, 2019

In this scene from the Serbian movie/tv series Montevideo Vidimo se!, the filmmakers play with the historical narrative of Bert Patenaude's @1930WorldCup hattrick. According they have him scoring 3 vs Belgium and not Paraguay. @FRMarksmen @sp1873 @aleyamgo https://t.co/Skk4XquO1H

— World Cup 1930 Project (@WC1930blogger) April 17, 2019

So, because of a lack of promised pay from the Irish-Americans Club and followed suspension, Bert Patenaude, @USMNT and stellar hat-tricker from the @1930WorldCup, didn't get selected for the 1934 World Cup squad. @soccerhof @USSoccerHistory pic.twitter.com/uRNq0U5qZ0

— 1930 US Soccer (@1930WorldCup) May 3, 2019

Match Report - Uruguay vs Argentina (English translation from La Voz)

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This is an English translation of the match report of the first ever World Cup final between Uruguay and Argentina played on the 30th July 1930. The hosts, Uruguay, emerged victorious as 4-2 winners after trailing at halftime 2-1. The report has at least one mistake as it lists Uruguay's first goalscorer as Pedro Cea. In fact, the author of the goal was the outside-right, Pablo Dorado.

The article was published in the Spanish newspaper La Voz on the 31st July 1930. The author of the piece is unknown but likely a South American journalist working for the Associated Press cablegram newsagency. You can read the original Spanish language report here.

Readers are welcome to offer their opinions as to the accuracy of the translation that was interpreted using google.

1930 World Cup Final,
Uruguay - Argentina 4:2 pic.twitter.com/bmKAq0enO3

— FootballTime&Nations (@FCTimeNations) June 7, 2018

FOOTBALL

THE URUGUAYAN OLYMPIC CHAMPION IN PARIS AND AMSTERDAM WINS IN MONTEVIDEO THE FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD. WIN IN THE FINAL (4-2) AGAINST ARGENTINA.

The teams.- Montevideo 30 (16. evening) .- The national teams of Uruguay and Argentina, which this afternoon will compete in the world soccer championship. They are formed by the following players:

Uruguayan team - Ballesteros: Nasazzi, Mascheroni; Andrade Fernández, Gestido Dorado, Scarone. Anselmo, Cea, Iriarte.

Argentine team.- Botasso: De la Torre, Paternoster; Evaristo (J.). Chividini, Suarez; Peucelle, Varallo, Stabile, Ferreyra. Evaristo (M.).

The Argentine player Monti must have played in his team as a midfielder, but he has refused to play this afternoon, due to his lack of sympathy with the Uruguayan public. To be named to replace Monti [is] the player Zumelzu, but cannot play because of being sick. Then it was decided that Chividini would take the place of Monti in the final match. He still does not know if at the last minute he will be able to convince Monti to occupy the rightful place in the team, because many technicians [coaching staff] and supporters try to convince him to play against the Uruguayans.

The Uruguayan team talks about the possibility that at the last minute Petrone or Castro replace Anselmo as a centre-forward. (Associated Press.)

MONTEVIDEO 30 (9 n.), - The teams have suffered at the last minute the following modifications: the middle Argentine centre Chividini is replaced by Monti, and the Uruguayan centre-forward Anselmo is replaced by Castro.

News of Uruguay's victory in the 1st @FIFAWorldCup Final in Cornwall's Western Daily Press, 31 July 1930. Special trains and aeroplanes assist fans to the capital Montevideo, @Uruguay. Offices and business close and politicians attend the match. #WC1930 #Mundial1930 pic.twitter.com/hUIjPZ47JD

— worldcup1930project (@WC1930blogger) December 31, 2017

The game.-Montevideo 30 (8 night) .- In the final match of the World Championship, played this afternoon between the national teams of the Republic of Argentina and Uruguay, the Uruguayans won by four goals against two.

The first half ended with the score of two to one, favourable to the Argentine team.

The detail. -During the first minutes of play, the Argentines, and especially the defence line, with great nervousness, frequently missing and allowing the dominance of the Uruguayan players, who after twelve minutes of play managed to score the first goal, the work of striker Cea. Putting the game back into play, the fight was balanced, noticing a greater security in the Argentine defence. Evaristo (J.) made an excellent game, stopping advances of the Uruguayan front line and serving numerous balls to his. The Argentine strikers, despite showing lack of rapport, put several times in danger in Uruguayan goal, until in the twenty minutes of play they achieved their first goal through Peucelle. The fight continues balanced; but, at thirty-eight minutes, a beautiful combination made by Varallo and Stabile finished the latter, pointing the second both the Argentine team. The first half ended with the score of two to one in favour of the Argentines.

In the second half, the Argentines hopeful of being able to take revenge of the Amsterdam final, they directed all their efforts to maintain the advantage obtained in the first time: however, the weak performance of some of their players, who tried to make plays individual, removed effectiveness to the team's overall work. In addition, although the extremes performed well, they did not manage to link their game with their other linemates. After the first moments, the Uruguayan players made strong attacks to get their second goal with a superb shot by Dorado. A few minutes later Iriarte scored the third and moments before the meeting was over the centre-forward Castro achieved the fourth goal. (Associated Press.)

30 July 1930, Hector 'El Manco' Castro, who lost his right hand in an electric saw accident, scores URU 4th goal in WC final. #WC1930 pic.twitter.com/rc4V9VATYD

— worldcup1930project (@WC1930blogger) July 30, 2017

30 July 1930, @Uruguay players celebrate their victory over @Argentina in the 1930 World Cup Final. #WC1930 #Mundial1930 pic.twitter.com/hSPjmsrSXa

— worldcup1930project (@WC1930blogger) July 30, 2017

#OnThisDay in 1930 @Uruguay won the first ever #WorldCup, in front of over 68,000 fans at the Estadio Centenario Montevideo pic.twitter.com/1e7ZjmsKoh

— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) July 31, 2017

For that trip! ... Montevideo 30 (10 n.) .- The Italian transatlantic "Duilio", which left Buenos Aires last night driving 1,000 Argentinean fans, who moved to this capital to witness the game, has arrived after the meeting ended, because of the thick fog in the Río de la Plata. For the same reason, they have had to return to Buenos Aires several aeroplanes and boats that made the trip to this capital.

The police authorities have stated that the agents under their command have seized more than 5,000 revolvers and bladed weapons, the property of Argentines who have moved these days to Montevideo to witness the matches of the world championship. (Associated Press.)

#WC1930: People gathered together at #PlazaDeMayo listening to the radio-report of the final between #Argentina and #Uruguay. pic.twitter.com/mHo001dIqZ

— OldFootballPhotos (@OldFootball11) January 3, 2017

The bad to lose - London 31 - Telegraph from Buenos Aires to the ''Daily Herald'' that the news of the victory of the Uruguayan soccer team has given rise to several incidents and tumults, some ladies who looked out onto a balcony on Mayo Avenue The Uruguayan flag was stoned by the populace, and the police had to carry several charges against groups of protesters who stoned the Uruguayan Consulate, breaking almost all the windows of the building, and the agents were forced to cease the guns to restore order. .

The Argentine press protests against the game developed by the Uruguayans, describing it as brutal and accuses of manifest partiality [by] the Belgian referee, Langenus. (Fabra)

Match Report - Uruguay vs Yugoslavia (English translation from El Sol)

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This is a match report of the second semi-final between Uruguay and Yugoslavia played on the 27th July 1930. The hosts 6-1 win over the Balkan state secured their place in the first-ever World Cup final against their arch-rivals and neighbours from across the River Plate - Argentina. 

This dispatch appeared in the Spanish newspaper El Sol, on the 28th of July. You can read the original report here.

Readers are welcome to offer their opinions on the translation to help with any improvements. The document was converted via google.

Checked into a hotel in Kazan which has a small exhibition of photos from the 1930 World Cup. Before the Uruguay-Yugoslavia semi, they got five girls out of the local finishing school in Montevideo to greet the players. Quirky. pic.twitter.com/EqkEmokYl4

— Daniel McDonnell (@McDonnellDan) June 28, 2018

Yugoslavia ahead of their 1930 World Cup semi-final against Uruguay. pic.twitter.com/HbbGQvLwaD

— Rob Fielder (@ademir2z) January 27, 2014

Uruguay, 6; Yugoslavia, 1

MONTEVIDEO 28 (10 m.). - Yesterday was the semifinal match of the world championship between the teams of Uruguay and Yugoslavia.

The first half ended with three goals to one in favour of Uruguay. From the first moment, the superiority of local players over their opponents was evident. However, the Yugoslavs produced a good impression, because they made excellent plays of short passes. His game during all this time recalled by its characteristics to the Argentine teams. In general, the game was animated and at times quite abrupt. The goalkeeper stood out remarkably from the Yugoslav team.

The Uruguayan front line was somewhat heavy. Their players did not demonstrate the excellent way in which they had acted in the match against the Romanian team. The defence acted well. The first goal of the afternoon was marked by the Yugoslavs. It was the only goal scored by this team, and it caused general confusion in the huge crowd that filled the stadium. The first Uruguayan, who gave the tie, was marked by Cea and received by the public with a formidable ovation. The second Uruguayan was scored by centre-forward Anselmo and gave rise to delirious expressions of enthusiasm, as well as the third, also achieved by Anselmo.

Shortly before the end of the first half the Yugoslavs scored the second goal, cancelled by the referee [for being] out of play.

In the second half, the superiority of the Uruguayan team became even more evident. As they were marking the many facts against the enemy goal the enthusiasm of the public overflowed. The match ended with six to one, in favour of Uruguay. The superiority of the local team was so obvious that most of the match was played near the Yugoslavian goal. Thanks to the magnificent performance of the Yugoslav goalkeeper, who played brilliantly, the Uruguayan triumph was prevented from reaching truly exceptional proportions.

In the Uruguayan team, the defenders Mascheroni and Nazzassi, the media Andrade and Fernández y Gestido stood out. The goalkeeper Ballesteros acted well, except in the goal that marked him at the start of the game. In contrast, the strikers did not produce a good impression and did not play up to what was expected. Only the left inside Cea and the centre-forward Anselmo stood out, although the game of the latter was inferior to the one played in the game played against the Romanians. In general, it can be said that from the technical point of view the game can be described as regular, and about more or less, similar to the one played between the United States and the Argentines the previous day, although the game played by the Yugoslav superior to the team of the United States.

87 years ago today URU bt YUG 6-1 WC S/F controversy 1 URU goal assist by policeman kicking ball into play from which host score. #WC1930 pic.twitter.com/C9zwnf2gAw

— worldcup1930project (@WC1930blogger) July 27, 2017

So many Uruguayans in the second half had scored: one by Iriarte and two by Cea.

Throughout the meeting the order was perfect. The same as on the previous day, the authorities had taken extreme precautions on the outside of the stadium and on the inside of the stadium. The surveillance was in charge of police forces and armed soldiers. In order to prevent the public from invading the field, it was surrounded by a double woven wire fence three meters high.

The turnout was huge, it is estimated that more than one hundred thousand people attended the match, having exhausted the locations with enough anticipation. Thousands of people who had not been able to get places surrounded the field hoping to know the result. (Associated Press.)

The Olympic final of Amsterdam was repeated

 MONTEVIDEO 28 (11 m.). - With the victory of Uruguay with the same number as the Argentine team in their match against the United States, these two finalist teams are left to compete for the world championship. The finalist match between Uruguay and Argentina will be held on Wednesday.